TMI BlogPaperless Customs – Electronic Communication of PDF Based Copies of Shipping Bill & e-Gatepass to Custom Brokers/ExportersX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ustoms Central tax, Madam/Sir, Subject : Paperless Customs Electronic Communication of PDF Based Copies of Shipping Bill e-Gatepass to Custom Brokers/Exporters Reg. In its continuing endeavor to promote Faceless, Contactless, Paperless Customs Board has decided to rely upon digital copies of the Shipping Bill and do away with the requirement of taking bulky printouts from the Service Centre or maintenance of voluminous physical dockets in the Custom Houses. This reform will yield immense benefits in terms of saving the time and cost of compliance for the trade, thereby enhancing the ease of doing business, while providing enhanced security features for verification of authenticity and validity of the electronic document ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... outs is also insisted upon. 3.1.3 To promote a paperless environment, Board has decided to do away with the taking the printouts referred to in para 3.1.2 above. Instead, Directorate General of Systems has enabled a functionality of communicating by email, the PDF version of the Final LEO copy of the Shipping Bill to the Customs Broker and exporter, if registered. This electronic Final LEO copy can serve multiple purposes such as being shared with DGFT, Banks etc. This Final LEO copy of the Shipping Bill will have the following features- a. The PDF version will bear a digitally signed and encrypted QR code which can be scanned to verify the authenticity of the document using Mobile App ICETRAK. The QR code is tamper proof, which is di ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... e Shipping Bill to the Customs Broker and the Exporter, if registered. Accordingly, Board has decided to do away with the printing of Transference copies of Shipping Bill. The following are the features of eGatepass copy of the Shipping Bill : a. The electronic document provides key summary details like Container/Packages related to logistics movement and facilitates authentic, easy and quick verification by the Custodian, at the point of Entry/Exit. b. There will be two types of QR codes (i) for entire eGatepass document, and (ii) for each container/package covered under the eGatepass. This will ensure that only those containers/package move out which are covered under the Gatepass document. c. In case of packaged and other bulk c ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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